Abstract: An enveloping material for a baler for enveloping a lateral surface of a bale includes a piece of material having at least one entrainer.

Abstract: Printer devices occasionally cause electronic documents to be automatically contracted prior to printing, in order to ensure that all of the content to be printed will fit within the dimensions of a page. Where the electronic document includes information having close tolerances, such as information to be printed on an address label or other defined region on a sheet, the automatic contraction may cause the information to be misaligned with respect to the label or other defined region. Automatically expanding the information within the electronic document prior to printing may counter this effect, and increase the likelihood that the information will be printed within the label or other defined region for which it is intended.

Abstract: The printer includes a printing unit 12 that performs printing on each of a label L1 and a second raw sheet M2 on the way of feeding out a first raw sheet M1, which is temporarily stuck with labels L1 on a release liner S, and a second raw sheet M2 having no adhesive layer; a peeling unit 13 that peels off the label L1 from the release liner S; first and second holding units 15, 16 that hold a label sheet L2 formed via a cutting unit 14; and a laminating unit 17 that laminates the label L1 and the label sheet L2 with each other so that the reverse surface of the printed surface of the label sheet L2 faces the adhesive layer side of the label L1 are provided. The label L1 laminated with the label sheet L2 is stuck onto an adherend W in a state that the adhesive layer is exposed in a closed loop state in an entire area of the periphery of the label sheet L2.

Abstract: An assembly for mailing an article requiring special services and a method for mailing same are provided. The assembly includes a return postcard, two anchor portions disposed on either side of the postcard, printer track strips having a plurality of holes for engaging a printer, such as a dot matrix printer, and a hole capable of being sensed by another type of printer, such as a thermal printer. The indicia printed upon the mailing assembly including the designator indicating the special service required, are printed using a single color thereby simplifying the printing process. The return postcard is removably attached to anchor portions such that the return postcard remains attached to the envelope until received by the addressee, at which time the return postcard may be removed from the anchor portions. The assembly is designed to incorporate a form into the return postcard to simplify preparation of the mailpiece for delivery by the special service.

Abstract: Inline crossfold product and method that will provide substantially more insert sheet material than previous inline crossfold methods, and, additional inline crossfold packet configurations, is provided. A bound crossfold booklet, the equivalent of or a small catalog, which is particularly adapted for large mail distribution is provided. The substantially lower mailing cost of a six by nine inch booklet size, instead of the ordinary letter size catalog, yields substantial savings. Production and handling costs are also minimized since the booklets are bound in the inline process, thereby eliminating separate handling and binding costs, where there is a separate binding and envelope stuffing operation required.

Abstract: A postal mailer which comprises a postcard having in the front left top section a detachable calling card and having in the back surface left top, left bottom, right bottom and central sections map indicia designating the general area and specific location of the return address indicia on the postcard.

Abstract: A promotional form is provided which includes a detachable element received within the surrounding margin of a base sheet, the base sheet being folded and sealed around one side of the detachable element to initially conceal a message, question or other indicia hidden until the detachable element is at least partially removed. The promotional form may include a plurality of detachable elements having correlated indicia printed on an exposed side and either on the concealed side of the element or in a portion of the opposing form section in registry with the detachable element. A game or educational piece may be inexpensively provided by correlating different indicia messages corresponding to respective detachable elements, so that in response to an initial query or instruction, a plurality of possible results may be revealed, leading in turn to an outcome revealed by removal of a further detachable element.

Abstract: A drip-proof inset includes a bottom and a U-shaped border surrounding the same, which border is composed of two side pieces and one back piece. Initially, the inset is in the shape of a plane sheet (A) that includes a number of scorings. Namely, two first scorings (8), along which two side pieces (3?) can be turned up at an angle to a bottom-forming part (1?) of the sheet, a second scoring (9), along which a back piece (4?) can be turned up at an angle to the bottom sheet part (1?), as well as at least one additional, third scoring (11) that extends halfway between two opposite edges (7) of the sheet in order to, before turning-up of said back and side pieces, enable folding of the sheet in the middle during formation of two folded-up sheet halves having a halved surface area.

Abstract: A business form with laser compatible punch-out card and the methods of making the combination. The card is permanently adhered to a perforated backer sheet, the periphery of which extends beyond the card and is coated with adhesive for application to the bottom surface of a form containing a hole such that the card is disposed within the hole. The card and attached portion of the backer sheet can then be removed from the card-in-form combination by breaking the perforations. The card is die cut from card stock laminated to the backer layer and is prepared for application to the form by stripping a waste matrix of card material from the laminate through the use of patterned release material.

Abstract: A direct mail package is provided. The package includes a transparent cylindrical tube with two press-fitted end caps. An enclosure certificate is folded along orthogonal fold lines to provide four plies. As folded, the length of the enclosure is substantially equal to the length of the tube and the height of the folded enclosure is greater than the diameter of the tube but less than the inside circumference of the tube. When the folded certificate is deformed to fit inside the tube, it conforms substantially to the inside curvature of the transparent tube. The exposed convex quadrant contains postal information visible through the transparent tube. The arc of the plane thus formed frames a gap between its opposite lineal edges. This gap frames a window allowing display of a promotional token inside the tube.

Abstract: A tuck label for placing on a shipping package. The tuck label includes a substrate portion and a single sheet label portion with adhesive included on a surface. The label portion further includes one or more fold lines that define upper and lower adjacent print panels, both of which can receive printable indicia. A score line is placed in the label portion to define a mount region, a printable surface region and a pull tab region. The pull tab region is disposed between the mount region and the printable surface region, and includes a pull tab with at least one layer of adhesive so that, upon folding of the label portion along the one or more fold lines, the pull tab becomes multi-layered for increased strength and durability.

Abstract: Described is an integrated transaction card and packaging assembly, such as for telephone cards. The packaging may be a co-op type packaging in that it includes promotional material, such as coupons, in addition to the transaction card.

Abstract: Specialized sheets, for example, in the construction of business forms, having patterns of pressure activated cohesive are constructed so that all the sheets can be identical yet when the sheets are in a stack blocking of the pressure activated cohesive, and subsequent feeding problems, are eliminated by making the cohesive patterns offset a dimension "d" perpendicular to the direction of feed of the forms from a feed bin through an imaging device to an output tray. Either the feed bin, or an edge guide of the output tray, can be shifted at least the dimension "d" to automatically align the pressure activated cohesive patterns on cooperating first and second sheets, and after proper alignment of the cohesive patterns the sheets may be fed through a conventional pressure sealer.

Abstract: A business form or mailer intermediate having a built-in laminated portion is provided. The form or mailer includes a base ply provided on or in one panel and a film ply provided in a second panel. When the form or mailer is folded about a fold line, the film ply adheres to the base ply with a laminating adhesive. The base ply to be laminated may be a card or label.

Abstract: A multi-part mailing form has two superimposed sheets of material such as paper stock which are secured together in adhered areas by an adhesive layer between the sheets. The inner face of a lower sheet is coated with a non-adhesive material in certain areas so that the sheets are not adhered in these areas. The coated areas of the lower sheet correspond to detachable areas of the upper sheet which can be detached and secured to an item to be mailed. Sections of the form are separable from one another by cutting or by means of tear lines. One of the separable sections has imprinted indicia on the outer face of each sheet and includes a return postcard for confirming receipt of a mailed item.

Abstract: A card package assembly and method of manufacture thereof allow simple and inexpensive production of desirable products, particularly useful for telephone debit cards. A web of card stock is imaged on both first and second faces with indicia (preferably variable and non-variable), and the faces are spot coated with plastic at spaced locations equal to the length of card package ultimately separated from the web. A card is formed from or out of each of the spot coated plastic locations, by die cutting, or with lines of weakness such as perforations. The form is narrower at the card, and adhesive patterns outside the card portions hold other panels of the package together once folded over to sandwich the card between other panels. The cards may be produced from a web one package wide, or from a web two or even more packages wide. A bang tail is preferably provided connected to the card, and of the same width, with a perforation separating the bang tail from the card and coupon indicia imaged on the bang tail.

Abstract: A protective envelope package is formed by folding an essentially flat blank along a midpoint and hinge area to form an essentially flat first panel and flat second panel. Upstanding from and along the top and bottom peripheral edges of the flat first panel are a plurality of annular receptacles. Upstanding from and along the top and bottom peripheral edges of the flat second panel are a like number of upstanding locking members, said upstanding locking members being adapted to engage said annular receptacles to maintain the envelope in a folded condition. A plurality of ribs disposed in a longitudinal and parallel conformation on the panels prevent compression of the flat first panel and flat second panel. The envelope package my be opened by exerting force downward on its peripheral edges so that the object retained therein is expelled without the user actually handling the object.

Abstract: An envelope wrapper assembly has a wrapper with a pocket formed by a narrow width pocket panel and a large width central panel, the pocket having adhesive strips at the lateral edges thereof and holding inserts which are readily visible when the flap is opened and the flap inner surface containing printed material data.

Abstract: A method of producing a mailer form which has been printed at by laser, jet ink, etc. wherein a single sheet or web is adapted by the provision of a plurality of fold lines to have variable information printed on both the front panel ad the message panel by folding to dispose the message panel interiorily while the mailer face panel is positioned exteriorily so the message panel is enclosed by the mailer face panel, mailer back panel and flap panel, and by virtue of side tear off stubs the mailer can be readily opened for access to the message panel by the recipient.

Abstract: A composite mailing wrapper suitable for use with a catalog or magazine is produced from an integral web and comprises front and rear cover sheets joined along a longitudinal fold line to which is detachably connected at least one preformed reply envelope, and optionally, at least one response device which is detachably connected to the envelope flap(s). When assembled to the catalog the envelope(s) and optional response device(s) are contained within the fold of the cover sheets. All of the elements comprising the composite wrapper can be personalized without risk of mismatching as they are produced from an integral web and are not detached from each other during manufacture.

Abstract: A foldable letter that can be mailed. The latter encompasses a cut-out paper sheet, one surface of which is intended to receive communications or messages, and the other side of which is intended to receive postal indications, i.e., an address. This letter solves the double problem of finding a form that encourages the writing of letters in the face of the progression of electronic communication equipment and, on the other hand, of enabling easy opening of a folded and sealed letter without tearing it. The proposed solution relates to an appropriate carrier for handwritten communications, and a closure technique offering to the receiver an acceptable letter in its original size. The letter has a square basic shape and includes a rectangular field, the long sides of which are parallel, but not symmetrical, to one of the diagonals of the square.

Abstract: A mailer bag is fabricated from a rectilinear blank formed of paper, paperboard or the like and has two parallel score lines for folding, with one of the panels having a plurality of equally spaced, parallel cuts formed therein extending from one leading edge for a major portion of the length along the panel to a location near the opposite edge so that when folded over and glued, the uncut section serves to seal one end of the mailer. Glue is applied to alternate sites on the two end, or outer, panels so that when the cut end panel is folded over to meet with the center panel, and the other end panel is folded over on top of the other two panels, the cut panel sections will adhere in an alternating manner to the appropriate glued matching sections of the other two panels.

Abstract: A mailer construction includes a receptacle bound or otherwise affixed to a single or multi-page envelope or printing. The receptacle forms either the cover or outer surfaces of the mailer, or may be retained within the envelope or pages. The receptacle is removable from the remainder of the assembly, and can be opened and used after the remainder of the assembly is discarded. The receptacle may have appropriate printed indicia upon its sides.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for gathering strand material from a plurality of sources of strand material comprising a rotatable roll means for pulling the strand material from the sources, primary drive means for rotating the roll means, ring means mounted for rotation coaxially with the roll means and adapted to pull strand material from one or more of the sources, secondary drive means for rotating the ring means at rates independent of the rotation of the roll means, and means for axially moving the ring means into and out of communication with the roll means.

Abstract: An outer mailing jacket is made from a folded sheet of suitable material, such as corrugated cardboard. The jacket has corner panels for centrally positioning a product enclosed therein. The mailing jacket is especially designed for receiving and supporting phonograph records, without danger that a staple used to close the jacket might damage the record.

Abstract: An improved two part mailing wrapper for magazines and the like is disclosed and includes a first, outer sheet adapted to be wrapped about the magazine during mailing and to have the name and address of the subscriber printed on its outer face. The improved mailing wrapper also includes a second, inner sheet which may be utilized to transmit subscriber personalized information, such as a subscription renewal order notice and a business reply envelope, to the subscriber of the magazine. The inner and outer sheets are constructed and arranged so that both the two part mailing wrapper and the magazine may be mailed at second class publication postal rates.